Faces/places

August 10, 1989

FACES

* Roy V. Harris Jr. of Newport News director of Aeronautics at NASA's Langley Research Center, has been selected to receive the Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics by the American Insti10 . 0004.01tute of Aeronautics (AIAA).

Harris shares this honor with past awardees, which include Hugh L. Dryden, John Stach and Theodore Von Karman.

The Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics commemorates the first powered flights made by Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk in 1903, and is intended to emphasize significant advances in aeronautics by recognizing major leaders.

As a Wright Brothers honoree, Harris was invited to present a lecture on supersonic and hypersonic aircraft at the (ASEE) Aircraft Design, Systems and Operations meeting, July 31-Aug. 2, in Seattle, Washington. In addition, Harris will participate in the AIAA Distinguished Lecture program during 1989-90.

A nationally recognized authority in the field of supersonic aerodynamics, Harris joined the Langley staff in 1958 as an aerospace engineer. In his present position since July 1985, Harris coordinates aeronautical research at the Center and is responsible for a $70 million research program involving about 800 people.

A native of Augusta, Ga., Harris graduated from the Richmond Academy. He earned a bachelor of science degree in aeronatuical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The author of more than 30 technical publications, he is co-holder of a patent on the SCAT-15F supersonic transport design.

* The Board of Funeral Diectors and Embalmers recently honored Frederick RM. Carter, senior member of the Board in the form of Resolutions of Appreciation at the end of his seven-year appointment, July 1, 1982 through June 30, 1989.

Carter, a resident of Newport News, is owner and manager of the Carter Funeral Home in Newport News.

PLACES

* Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), which are new to the banking industry only a decade ago, have become standard usage for millions of customers handling routine banking transactions.

Occasionally in larger cities, a few customers have fallen victim to crimes, usually at night and at machines is isolated locations. Sovran Bank, in an attempt to advise its own customers suggests the following tips for safety:

1. Visually inspect the environment before approaching an ATM. Make sure the area is well lighted and there is no suspicious looking person lurking in the area.

2. Be prepared to conduct your transaction as soon as you reach the machine and leave the area quickly after your business is completed.

3. Never write your personal identification number (PIN) on you bank card, and never give out your PIN number to anyone in person or on the phone.

4. When entering you PIN number into the machine, shield the keyboard from the view of any person standing behind you or passing by.

5. After you have completed your transaction, place your card, receipts and cash in your purse or wallet before leaving the machine. Never allow cash to be seen by anyone else in the area.

6. Should anyone follow you from an ATM, go as quickly as possible to a place where there are people, security and a telephone.

7. Unless at at drive-up machine, never leave your car motor running while using an ATM. This invites the possibility of a stolen car.